Pumpkin Soup

It is the time of the year when Halloween is approaching and I decided to make Pumpkin Soup. It turned out to be very smooth and creamy in texture and a fantastic colour. I think this soup would be great to give as hot treat on Halloween in a take-away mug with a plastic spoon. This is the recipe I have used along with suggested variations on the soup.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons of butter or olive oil
2 onions peeled and finely diced
2 small pumpkins or 1 large, deseeded, peeled, the seeds removed and the flesh diced
3 cloves of garlic peeled and diced
1 tablespoon of ground coriander (not the green leaf coriander)
salt and pepper
2 pints of chicken stock or vegetable stock either homemade or a stock cube
Method
Heat the oil or butter in the pan gently on a medium heat, do not heat very high.
Add the onions and garlic, sweat in the pan for about 5 to 10 minutes.
Add the chopped pumpkin and sweat ,cook for about 5 to 15 minutes with the lid on until the pumpkin starts to go soft.
Add the stock and simmer on a low heat until the pumpkin is soft and cooked.
Puree or blend the soup until it is smooth.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Add the ground coriander.
Garnish
1. Stir in some creamed coconut as a swirl.
2. Add fresh basil leaves.
3. Serve with crunchy crisps for a texture.
4. Serve with thin crispy toast.
5. Garnish with the grated zest of an orange and pieces of fresh orange .
6. Use ground cumin instead of coriander.
7. Sprinkle toasted pine nuts on the soup.
8. Add curry powder for a spicy variation



The pumpkin in the pan getting ready to cook with the lid on.

The cooked pumpkin soup.

The completed pumpkin soup served with a swirl of creamed coconut and fresh basil leaves.

Thanks forreading and enjoy Halloween.

Crazycupcakes.

Soup Archives

This is the list of soups that I have made.
They all have recipes to make them and can be found in the ARCHIVES on the right.
Chestnut Mushroom Soup
Leek and Potato Soup
chicken Minestrone Soup
Mushroom and Oregano Soup
Minestrone Soup
Chickpea and Kabanos Soup
Leek, Chorizo and Bean Soup
Pumpkin Soup
Asparagus Soup
Ratatouille Soup
Celeriac Soup
Celery and Tarragon Soup
Tomato and Sage Soup
Tomato and Zucchini Soup
Spicey Cauliflower Soup
Oxtail Soup
Roasted Reds Soup
Ham, Bean and Vegetable Soup
Soup Stock
Spicey lentil Soup
Scotch Broth Soup
Parsnip Soup
Catalan Soup
Broccoli Soup
Sweet Potato and Chick Pea Soup
Leek and Potato Soup
Mushroom Soup
Pea and Ham Soup
Thanks for coming by. What is your favourite soup? please let me know
Crazycupcakes

Chicken Noodle Soup

This Chicken Noodle Soup recipe is so easy. I made chicken stock from the carcass left over from the weekend roast chicken.
To make stock
Remove all the meat from the chicken carcass and cut small.
Put the chicken carcass in a large pan with salt , pepper, some dried herbs and water( any veg such as onions or leeks will ad flavour to the stock).
Bring to the boil with the pan lid on and simmer for about 1 hour.
Sieve the stock so you are left with a delicious stock.
Add some dried noodles to the stock, some frozen or fresh peas and the chicken meat.
Bring to the boil and then simmer.
Cook until the noodles are soft.
Serve

Thanks for coming by
Crazycupcakes